Update to Credit Card on Website

***SEPTEMBER 2012***
As promised, we have been working on finding a solution to the payment options for our website. We are currently testing a new system called PROPAY for our credit card customers.  As usual you will be given several options for payment when checking out including money orders, Paypal, personal checks and now Propay - if you have any problems with the checkout process please call our toll free line - 888-300-9548 - the store is open 10am - 6pm est.


Thanks - Judy

Not Our Idea!

Sorry to have to tell you this but...

***JULY 2012*** Please Read....
As of July 1, 2012 due to new regulations concerning PCI compliance (security) our website provider is no longer allowed to collect, store and forward credit card numbers for customer payments. On the check out page of our website you will be given several options for payment including: credit card by phone, money orders, Paypal, personal check. We're sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Please call if you have any questions. We are currently looking into other (better) options and will keep you in the loop as things develop.

Thanks - Judy

Summer Camp - an experience that changes lives.

Did you go to summer camp? I did, and it was one of those childhood experiences that stayed with me and became a pleasant, misty memory of swimming in a lake, sleeping in bunk beds, hiking, campfires, canoes and lots of new friends.

When I had children of my own - they all went to summer camp as well. It amazed me as a parent to see the effect that camp had on my kids. Camp gives children that first critical taste of independence, of making decisions for themselves, trying new things without that ever present safety net of mom or dad. Sure, they'd probably been on sleep overs with friends - but there was always a parent there. This is new, fresh, dangerous and exciting. A great experience at camp can literally change a child's life. I've seen kids discover things about themselves that boosted their self confidence and made them more willing to try new things.

I was surprised to hear that there are kids who are missing out on this opportunity because their parents are too scared or uncomfortable to send them to camp. Don't be afraid to allow your kids to have amazing experiences!

Come talk to Nancy Kyme, author of Memory Lake the Forever Friendships of Summer and Morgan Tebeau, Director of the Sheridan Mountain Campus. They'll both be here at the store Saturday, March 24 from 1 to 3pm - you're kids will love you for it!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

March 2 is the birthday of Dr. Seuss ~ Celebrate by reading to a child. Dr. Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) wrote 44 childrens books that have been translated into 15 languages. He won 2 Academy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, the Peabody Award and a Pulitzer.

Many of Geisel's books express his views on a remarkable variety of social and political issues: The Lorax (1971), about environmentalism and anti-consumerism; The Sneetches (1961), about racial equality; The Butter Battle Book (1984), about the arms race; Yertle the Turtle (1958), about Hitler and anti-authoritarianism; How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1957), criticizing the materialism and consumerism of the Christmas season; and Horton Hears a Who! (1950), about anti-isolationism and internationalism.


Pick a topic  and then share it with everyone you can find!

 

The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.

                                                ~ Dr. Seuss

The Book Club Delemma

I have a love-hate feeling about book clubs in general.

I love the idea of book clubs - an eclectic group of people getting together to discuss something they've read - simple. There are lots of reasons to participate in a book club. Meet new people who share your love of reading, get out of the house, experience new authors or genres, lively discussions etc...

I hate book clubs - for some reason people in book clubs seem to think that they're supposed to read books that are 'lofty' or the classics. There are thousands of books and just as many reasons for reading them. Don't be afraid to read something that is classified as humor, mystery, sci-fi, historical fiction or (gasp!) romance simply  because they aren't considered 'classics'.

A classic is something everyone wants to have read but no one wants to read.  ~ Mark Twain

Where Have You Been?

This the place where I'm supposed to tell you about the cool news in the book world - I've been lazy but I promise I'm going to be better and work harder and get more organized.... you believe me right?

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I was completely entertained by this book - there's enough historical fact to make it believable. I will never look at Lincoln in the same way - I will forever picture him with an axe in his hand!



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